Whiteface Conditions
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capecodbeach
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Looks like Friday could be my first visit to Bear Den at WFace. I understand I take a right and then go to the parking area designated for Bear Den. I know where the lifts are... beyond that I am lost? Pass holder so ticketing is not an issue. Can someone help with a general layout. Does the Lodge have multiple rooms, upstairs/downstairs like Gore? The few photos I have seen never show the wire basket shelving Gore has? Tips for where to boot up in the Lodge? Will I need to (or want to) go back to the main Lodge? Gore has the two outside food vendors as well as main cafeteria. What will Bear Den have? Any must do photo shots on the lower mountain.... Basically... All tips for the newbie are welcome?
The Bears Den lodge has multiple rooms.
One is administrative area with a store, next room is rentals, another room is all benches and storage (you can boot up in and store your gear). another room is the cafeteria (you can also boot up and store here) ...then there's the restaurant.
For food - Bears den has a cafeteria, a restaurant and an outdoor vendor cart.
Sounds like a lot of rooms but it's not all that big.
You can easily walk through it all to check it out.
One floor.
In my minimal experience, the restaurant's service is slow ....too slow to pay all that money for a lift ticket and wait for food.
The main lodge has a cafeteria, 2 restaurants and a bigger better store.
3 floors.
No reason to go there if you are at Bear's Den unless you want a better selection of swag.
Tips ? Have fun and keep the skis pointing down hill.
One is administrative area with a store, next room is rentals, another room is all benches and storage (you can boot up in and store your gear). another room is the cafeteria (you can also boot up and store here) ...then there's the restaurant.
For food - Bears den has a cafeteria, a restaurant and an outdoor vendor cart.
Sounds like a lot of rooms but it's not all that big.
You can easily walk through it all to check it out.
One floor.
In my minimal experience, the restaurant's service is slow ....too slow to pay all that money for a lift ticket and wait for food.
The main lodge has a cafeteria, 2 restaurants and a bigger better store.
3 floors.
No reason to go there if you are at Bear's Den unless you want a better selection of swag.
Tips ? Have fun and keep the skis pointing down hill.
capecodbeach
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Helpful. Sounds doable. Thanks
Still hate the extra hour drive to and then extra hour home.
But the discussions on Gore thread have been discouraging.
Guess I will crank up the Led Zeppelin and CCR and enjoy the road trip.
Disappointed the "Saturday storm" will never get north of Albany.
Still hate the extra hour drive to and then extra hour home.
But the discussions on Gore thread have been discouraging.
Guess I will crank up the Led Zeppelin and CCR and enjoy the road trip.
Disappointed the "Saturday storm" will never get north of Albany.
gorgonzola
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I may be doing the same
capecodbeach
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Team United States training for the 2025 Invictus Games?
This has been posted daily this week on Snow Report....
Is this for physically challenged? Am I mistaken?
Yet I have seen no one on the trails when looking at Webcam?
Probably because of the extreme cold?
Friday should be a far busier day as the weather is improving...
Will some of the green trails off Falcon be closed for the training?
No impact at all?
Thanks.
This has been posted daily this week on Snow Report....
Is this for physically challenged? Am I mistaken?
Yet I have seen no one on the trails when looking at Webcam?
Probably because of the extreme cold?
Friday should be a far busier day as the weather is improving...
Will some of the green trails off Falcon be closed for the training?
No impact at all?
Thanks.
Tjf1967
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You won't notice any impact. Whiteface is empty during the week. Friday week be a bit busier but you will get some really nice long fresh cord runs.
capecodbeach
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Found an explanation re Invictus Games. Not something I was familiar with.
The Invictus Games is an international multi-sport event first held in 2014, for wounded, injured and sick servicemen and women, both serving and veterans.
I was worried they might be closing runs for a competition or qualifying races. Does not appear so.
The Invictus Games is an international multi-sport event first held in 2014, for wounded, injured and sick servicemen and women, both serving and veterans.
I was worried they might be closing runs for a competition or qualifying races. Does not appear so.
DomB
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- Aug 25, 2020
Hey all. Looks like I am doing a mini ski3 tour - Belle Monday, whiteface Tuesday Belle Wednesday to about 1 pm.
TJ if you are skiing the face Tuesday would be fun to get some runs in together.
Cork’s pictures inspired me. I think I have only been to WF on one or two trips so will be fun.
Feel free to list recommended runs.
Gonna park at bear den for the chargers. Hoping Belle puts them in at some point!
TJ if you are skiing the face Tuesday would be fun to get some runs in together.
Cork’s pictures inspired me. I think I have only been to WF on one or two trips so will be fun.
Feel free to list recommended runs.
Gonna park at bear den for the chargers. Hoping Belle puts them in at some point!
SudsNBumps
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With egg on my face or should I say, the face...man I had fun this morning at Whiteface. Going back to my post on Gore, the runs at WF are longer...no bumps or woods but the snow was really nice. There were people complaining about not being able to see because of the snowmaking(us Gore skiers can’t bitch because we aren't making snow). My response was you don't have to see when it was so soft. Mountain run was powder refills until they shut some of the guns off.
Kudos to the WF folks! Ski you at Gore Sunday
Kudos to the WF folks! Ski you at Gore Sunday
